Good Earth, Part 3

“Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word, and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.” Mark 4:18-19.

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Colossians 3:20-21

“Wives, submit to your own husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be bitter toward them.” Colossians 3:18-19.

“Children, obey your parents [father and mother] in all things, for this is well pleasing to the Lord.” Colossians 3:20.

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Chastening of Job, Part 1

The man Job is likely to have lived around the time of Abraham (circa B.C. 2166-1991), so it was a great while before Israel became a nation.

The location of the land of Uz is in all likelihood the same area as Edom, which would be modern day Jordan, southeast of the Dead Sea.

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